Police Investigate Robberies The Florence Police department are looking to secure a warrant for the arrest of two individuals they believe to be involved in an armed robbery on Thursday December 9th.  at approximately 11:43 pm that evening police responded to the report of an armed robbery at the 7-11 […]

Emergency Shelter to Open The Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter will open this evening and tomorrow evening as well.  normally the shelter would open when temperatures are expected to drop below freezing.  Temperatures are expected to be in the mid 30’s tonight and lower 40’s tomorrow evening but inclimate weather […]

ODOT Clears 101 ODOT crews worked for almost 7 hours Saturday afternoon into the evening to clear over 40 yards of debris that covered the roadway.  A rockslide covered both lanes of Highway 101 on Saturday blocking access to yachats and the Heceta Lighthouse.  Heavy rains and wind were likely […]

High Wind Warning The Potential for extremely high winds exists for the Oregon Coast overnight tonight into mid day tomorrow.  The national Weather Service has issued a high wind warning in effect for much of the central and northern Oregon coast.  Florence is sitting at the southern most point of […]

Quake Swarm Continues The swarm of earthquakes off the coast of Florence have continued through the night into early this morning but are not a cause for alarm for coastal communities according William Yeck with the US Geological Survey.  Yeck says these types of swarms are not uncommon and usually […]

Quakes Rumble Offshore The ocean off of the Oregon Coast rumbled last night as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 260 miles west of Florence.  There were no subsequent watches or warnings for the coastal area due to the quake.  According to the USGS these quakes, while not regular, […]

Florence PD Arrest Man Wanted in Florida Florence Police report they arrested a Florida man who had been living in Florence over the past several months.  After a traffic stop on Friday night in the 200 block of Nopal Street the driver of the vehicle identified himself as Avery McMullen.  […]